deal $650 billion in tax increases will go into affect. the dow fell below 13,000 as investors grow nervous about what is still to come. >> i think that it's6 important to come to an agreement with the president. this is his opportunity to lead. >> coming up at 6:00 we'll take at lefty o doul ease and what you hear will surprise, but it surprised me. coming up at 6:00. >> thank you. we'll see ought 6:00. >> sky 7 hd shows a very light dusting the snow falling on mount hamilton in the south bay. >> an inch of powder fell at 4,000 feet. the on serve tori is bracing

for more. >> right now up to 18 inches of snow has fallen this, is a look near donner pass. there is some new video showing aftermath of a second early season storm. it's pretty, actually bringing a foot of new snow. more snow expected over the weekend into mid next week. looks like it's a promising ski season. it opens on november 21. >> here is a live look at heavenly mountain resort. you can see a blanket of snow on the ground. the resorts saw a foot of fresh powder last night. >> and here is what it looked like now from our mount sutro camera. look at this blue. it's beautiful out there. temperatures are going to drop again another cold night. let's check in with our spencer christian with a look at current companies,.

>> current conditions brought to us by coldest air mass. here is a look at live doppler 7. you can see shower activity, scattered just a little bit in the land areas and over into the sierra.im let's focus in on fixed precipitation and snow. there is moisture in the fairfield area. part of the southu out towards los gatos you can see spotty showers. most of the bay area is dry now. in the bigger picture as you can see here, we have cold air mass with pockets of showers wrapped into this cold air mass. snow moving into the sierra.qb?t more showers in our direction. we can have more showers, right now, temperatures into 50s around the bay area. chilly day. tonight getting into evening hours, chilly. temperatures dropping into 40s and below freezing overnight

in the north bay valleys. tomorrow afternoon, partly cloudy, mainly sunny skies, temperatures ranging from 54 on the coast. more cold air coming our way. i'll haveehq+ the forecast comig up later. >> abc 7 news is live in san francisco right now he's got a look at the storm through your eyes. >> skies are nice and clear. that wasn't the case last night. last night's cold storm was short lived but did leave a lasting impression on viewers. storm came in with heavy rain and hail. pictures sent to us show hail falling in a san leandro neighborhood. take a look at this hail. in castro valley, it speckeled a backyard and made this bird

bath a frigid place. the fast moving storm waking up people in the noe valley. >> it sounded like a bomb going off. larger than anything i'd heard. i knew it had to be cross. >> i was up watching tv. there is a sonic boom that shook. >> a lightning bolt killed power to 100 homes, five trance formers were knocked off line. >> they can hit the line they were on. took them off. >>"> heavy snow did fall this morning.

chains required for all but four wheel drive vehicles. the tow truck driver offered sage advice for anyone planning a trip to the snow. >> there is a layer of ice right now. this was clear a little while ago. be careful. go slow. take it easy. >> mount hamilton says they'll close the gate if there is a significant amount of snow on the road. they'll cite vehicles if parked in the observatory parking lot. >> thank you. >> may be cold but just moments ago, sky 7 caught surfers from around the world gathered in a prayer circle this, mark the opening of the first mavericks invitational surf contest in two years.nifw after the mayor a lot of surfers went out to try to

test the waves. >> new york city taking steps to $sb" with these long gas line that's have plagued drivers since super storm sandy. >> instituting an o. dd-even gas rationing system. this triggered waits up to three hours and caused some tempers to flare. >> there is progress in efforts tomñ restore power in the northeast. officials say almost all of connecticut homes and businesses now have power and fewer than 20,000 new york city customers remain in the dark. eight and a half million people lost power at the heist of the storm. >> the president will travel to new york thursday to view efforts from super storm sandy, meeting with families and traveling to the jersey coast last week. wide spread damage will likely

make it the largest u.s. relief efforts since hurricane katrina. >> san jose police at the scene of a suspected homicide. authorities received a hang up call around 5:30 from a home on evangeline drive. officers found a woman's body inside of the home. >> police in a small eastern indiana town are investigating the death of a young woman from the peninsula who attended college there. authorities say ter ease hyman was hit by a train ask killed while walking with friends around 1:15 this morning. hyman was a senior ate÷lt a sml quaker-affiliated school. >> investigators looking at a whether:/b[atters had anything to do with a two alarm fire in south san francisco on rock woothd drive at 10:00 this morning that damaged two homes before it was brought under control. neighbors say squatters have been scene in the neighborhood.

>> redwood city electronic arts plan nose changes to a video game landing seven members of the navy s.e.a.l. team six in trouble. the navy punished s.e.a.l.s for consulting on the game. one was on a mission that killed osama bin laden. the s.e.a.l.s received leters åcxc reprimand for disclosing classified information as well as a temporary cut in pay. one form year navy s.e.a.l. doesn't think it was call any harm. >> taliban and al qaeda is not going to use modern warfare war fighter as a training video aid or recruitment tool they're not going to use it. >> ea released a statement saying there are no plans to recall medal of honor war fighter and no plans to alter the content in the game. >> happening now in the south bay, hundreds of people registering for a chance to receive free food this holiday season. >> they turned out to the sacred heart community service

braving. >> doesn't surprise us to see this number of people. it's really scary to see people braving almosts that come out just for the opportunity. >> this charity expects to distribute several thousand food boxes for the holidays. >> abc 7 news is committed to working with food banks to feed hungry people in the communities. we have information on how you can help including the most-needed donations just go to our web site and click on see it on tv. >> still head on abc 7 news at 4:00 a big rig driver takes a wrong turn, finding himself stuck in san francisco. >> also a walmart unveiled it's veiled it's plan for black fridaym w on thanksgiving night. >> michael finney taking your questions on twit skbrer facebook now and will answer

them here live later, you can contact michael on facebook.com/michael finney abc 7. >> then, later on the aisle best movie don sanchez says he's seen all year. >> taking a look at traffic right now in the san francisco skyway, i was going to say friday, is very slow going no matter which way you're trying to head right now. backed up trying to make the way across the bay bridge and south, towards the peninsula and beyond. stay with us. abc 7 news at 4:00 continues

a big rig driver just got a taste of how tough it with be to navigate through a hilly terrain. the truck blocked traffic for hours before they can get a tow truck out there to clear the intersection. the driver says he got lost trying to get to south san francisco, and was following directions on gps. >> oh. well, thursday is the new black for retailers. walmart announced it will open doors earlier than last year at 8:00 p.m. on thanksgiving day. it plans to offer anyone in ejan thanksgiving day a price guarantee on three products. a apple ipad 2, and an emer son 32 inch television for $138 and an lg blue ray player for $38. >> don't push in line,

carolyn. the union representing pilots for american airlines reached a deal for a new labor contract. pilots could vote to ratify the agreement within three weeks. it wo could alout airline to exit chapter 11 bankruptcy.do@ñ american blamed a pilot union for a work slow down. >> apple has cash and a slew of new products. what could be driving its stock selloff? >> apple stock fell into bear territory this weekend and apple shares closed at a high of $705 on september 19th, today, shares up but hardly made up for the slide that we've seen.

so are investors worried this company maying running out of steam? supply problems hit the company. not to mention competition from samsung, google and others. it's something people have been thinking a lot about. meanwhile, at and t is doing an about face on face time. now this service is currently only available on the new shared data plan. the move after consumer groups threaten to complain to the government. meantime, activist investor carl icon getting more active in tech companies. we talked about net flix last week, now, acquiring another 919,000 shares in take two interactive a gaming company. take two has posted three straight quarterly losses and

is join for freshing exchange at companies he invests in. over at groupon a rough week. we thought yesterday's well today, shares plunging to a record low. the stock declined nearly 30%. now at $7.76 a share. the ceo insists the company tried to fix issues in europe and getting back on track. those shares down 80% just a year after groupon went publicz. we did see stocks with a slight rebound after two days of huge losses. with concerns about the debt crisis your bloomberg silicon valley index closing higher. apple, google, yahoo adding to the gains. the new james bond flick hits

theaters this weekend pulling in big bucks across the pond good news for the studio behind the bond film, mgm, whose recent financial history has not been flying high. looking for a turn around. back to you. >> john, have a nice weekend. >> spectacular views out there. clear skies. >> chilly views.. >> very chilly. yes. >> people have been concerned about the grape harvest. this is big news, harvest is over. grapes are fun. that is news making my pal yet dance with delight. here is a live view looking to mount diablo.pf a lot of blue skies.

you can see not much happening now. unless you go inland into the sierra. it's still snowing lightly. north bay, near yu kaia, pockets of showers. but again, most areas are dry. looking farther south near gilroy, a couple pockets of and again, snow over the last several hours, you can see snow sort of tapering off a bit. there is more on the way. cool in the bay area now. temperatures uniform readings. 53 here in san francisco. we'll see showers overnight into early morning hours tomorrow. there is a possibility of thunder, there could be snow as that cold air descends. near freezing temperatures

with us into saturday morning and into sunday morning. lows tonight down to 31 in santa rosa. 32, napa. cold air up into the north bay. and eastward. a chance overnight. here is a cold low pressure system with air and showers wrapped around it. showers, again, possible to likely during overnight hours. by 9:00 p.m. we'll see showers sliding down along the coastline continuing into overnight hours, we can see showers pushing near san francisco down into the peninsula into santa cruz mountains and part of the south bay. cool conditions, pleasant weather, temperatures probably won't get out of the 50s in the bay area, sierra neighbor

an additional three inches of snow. bay area, highs, mid to upper 50s tomorrow. here is the accu-weather forecast. it will get milder on sunday which is officially veteran's day. will be observed widely by agencies on monday. mild weather monday, tuesday, showers mid week to late week next week, we're in an active period of fall weather but grapes are safe. >> they're off the vine. >> you can rest assured and sleep well tonight. >> i will. >> usher upset voters this how election officials are defending the decision. >> and transformers have a new lead star, who it is, next. >> taking a look at traffic on the bay bridge right now this is where drivers are sailing

through. if you have to

and lincoln himself, daniel day lee wis hope it will help audiences learn something about the 16th president.

>> i hope people in this country would allow themselves to reimagine that man's life. and the affect it had in the history of the country it opens in limited release today nchl more movie news mark wahlberg taking reigns of the trance formers franchise. saying the actor will replace shia boeboef. >> and and check out the newly released trailer for brad pitt playing a un researcher ryeing to safety planet from zombies. it is invading theaters in june. on the red carpet in losvbhç angeles. >> the palo alto police department about to do something never done before. >> ride along live with officers as they try to reach out to the community in a

different way through social networking. >> also ahead this weekend a new center opens in the bay area for students who have served in the military, also... >> i'm nick smith live in castro valley coming up right after the break i'll give you a preview of the

>> palo alto police department is holding a virtual ride along on twitter. >> it begins at 5:00. officers say they want to give a look into the realities of law enforcement. >> weesh having problem was the technology. we do have to apologize for a

bit of the delay when we use it there he is, jonathan, riding along. >> yes. you know... this istñ [ inaudible ]. bring you the story. >> a jet blue airways pilot who disrupted a flight about running through a plane about yelling about religion and terrorists will be released any sim thyme now. a judge ruled he should be freed rather than committed to a mental health facility. he was found not guilty for reasone of insanity. >> an emotional funeral for a

2-year-old boy mauled by wild dogs in the pittsburgh zoo. overlooming the exhibit at the zoo. investigators are still trying to determine exactly how this strangers down donating toy trucks instead of flowers as a request to parents, some 3,000 have been donated. the family plans to give them to a charity distributing them to needy children on christmas. >> the bay area newest memorial to honor and abc 7 news is live with a preview. >> one woman came up to me and said do you know what? we have 53,000 residents in castro valley and do you know what? she's right. >> it was the right thing to do. >> jimmy is a veteran of the

united states marine corps. in a ceremony this sunday and he other veterans will unveil this permanent tribute to military men and women who have served. >> folks in castro valley, this gives them something to be proud of. >> it took three years to turn what is once an empty space into something much more. when bricks went in, stories started to be told. you can hear stories of every individual. building a memorial like this shows a appreciation of the veterans in today and of the future. >> appreciation and attention to detail. the memorial is elegant. he is the memorial designer. >> i want to be able to have my great grandchildren come here to say great grant pa build this and the color used

in each logo is in service. there is a litho graphic paint designed to last decades. >> we have a sealer on top of that on top of that. >> the smallest piece at this memorial weighs 570 pounds. largest, 4,000. >> motionally and personally i couldn't be prouder. >> every piece of the memorial was donated. no tax dollars used. now, for the service on sunday there will be a shuttle service to parks that will run from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. excuse me, you can go to our web site abc 7 news.com. >> thank you. san francisco state university opened up a spot just for student veterans.

the school has a veteran service center to provide counseling and advice. since students need extra help to transition from the battlefield to the classroom. >> you can go into college, you're different for everybody else. not like it's hard to make friends but don't identify with everybody. so one of the great things place to come together and network with other veterans.. >> nearly00 students veterans are enrolled at san francisco state. the university named one of the top military friendly schools in the country by gi jobs magazine. >> national parks will waive entrance fees for service men and women this weekend. yosemite is one park offering free admission saturday through monday. hoor in the bay area, muir woods normally charges a fee. current and former service personnel as well as reserve members are eligible.

the weekend has been observed since 2006. >> lady liberty is shining. coach tonight going up against warriors in l.a.. >> i'm michael finney. i'm still taking qur yeses you can contact me on facebook.com/michael finney and on twitter m finny. i'll answer questions here live a little later. >> i'm spencer christian. here is a view over the pay from mount tam. sky conditions won't change much, but temperatures are going to. how cold it's going to be coming up. >> and taking a look right now at the golden gate bridge, traffic moving well. heavy. stay with us. abc 7

golden state warriors will play the lakers. lakers firing their head coach mike brown after only five games. they went 0-8 in preseason and looked bad in the first five games. the gm says the decision was >> bottom line is that the steam team was not winning at the pace we've expected this team to win. and we didn't see improvement. we wish mike well. we're sorry it ended this way.

>> the lakers began the season with championship expectations. and assistant coach bernie bickerstaff will take over on an internet -- interim basis. >> statue of rib ti is shining again in new york. this is a live look for you of the statue right now. the torch is now lit up again. the statue remains closed. the national park service says the beacon as dim as it is can be seen for many vantage points around new york city. >> looking ahead to weekend now, time to check on the forecast. >> spencer spencer -- christian is back. >> put on clothing it's going to be chilly. you can see pockets of showers mainly off shore which has

been the pattern. north bay spotty activity around ukiah. that is tapering off now. some light snow near gilroy. little area of light showers is is all we have. national picture tomorrow, mainly calm weather day for country. looking at snow storm in the parking lot. north dakota a high of nine degrees will be the high. yes. it's wintery up there already. state wide, a cool day. we'll have snow continuing over parts of the sierra. we'll be drying out here tomorrow after possibility of some morning showers. something cool tomorrow, highs reaching only 50s, may see 60 degrees in morgan hill. that will be it. overnight tonight it's going to be cold.

low temperatures dropping below freezing tonight. >> as well as other parts of the bay area. >> still ahead on abc 7 news, sleepy drivers causing traffic accidents every year. find out who poses a big danger out on the road. >> and a new speilberg movie lincoln tops today. why don sanchez says it may be best picture of the year. >> are you responsible to continue making payments after your mortgage company files for bankruptcy? it's a good question. i'll have the answer next. >> in san francisco, what does the team usa cup racing team have to do with a flying hot sauce bottle? find out coming up. >> i'm cheryl jennings. coming up new at 5:00 research uncovers a major health problem of children with adhd

affecting girls more than boys. a group of vets get play time but there is serious

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to fall asleep behind the wheel than drivers in any other age group. one out of seven young drivers between 16-24 dozed off while driving last year, only one in 10 drivers over 24 fell asleep. drowsy driving has become a major issue on the roads. one in six deadly crashes caused about he a driver that had fallen asleep. >> we told but the palo alto police department how it's holding a virtual twitter ride along. >> it begins in about 15 minutes. >> we're live inside of a patrol car. in just 15 minutes they're going to begin the first virtual ride along of any police department on the peninsula. tell ugs, what is a virtual ride along? >> we're excited because this is the first time we've done anything like this. we're going to have a public

information officer in the front seat of the patrol car. we'll be live tweeting pretty much everything he chooses to do. so that could include calls for service, or a.rest, car stops. pretty much anything coming up. the public is going to be able to have a view for it. >> what are you hoping to accomplish with this? who are you hoping to reach? best thing is give people insight into the nightly duties of what a palo alto police officer does. so we want people to understand reality of law enforcement in palo alto. we don't know if night going to be busy or quiet. people will be with us here to see. >> if you want to follow this starts in about 15 minutes. you can go to our web skpit click see it on tv to find a link to the pit twiter page. it goes until 1:00 in the morning. >> a popular u.s. auto maker

announcing a new recall talking about thousands of vehicles. >> michael finney is here now. >> these cars are very, very popular, chrysler recalling h.900,000 older model jeep suvs because the air bags can inflate while people are driving. the national transportation safety board says it affects jeep grand chero yolkies and says it will/cf fix the problem and will be notifying yorns of the recall in january. so be careful out there. >> first question comes from deborah who asks when mortgage company files bankruptcy am i responsible to continue making payments while waiting for the company to assign my loan elsewhere? >> won't it be nice to take a

break? no can do. one thing they're going to keep track of is the money they have coming in. that will be reassigned to a new company soon f you're in arears it can cause major problems and you can end up losing your home. keep track. you're right. sometimes these things get messed up76o. >> fear would be you're sending money to a company that doesn't exist anymore. >> there is a judge overseeing it. sometimes these do get messed up so have a paper trail. >> keep records. >> yes. >> jg writes in i reserve add a hetel room and i thought it's just a reservation not a booking my credit card was charged two nights. is there anything i can do? >> that is going to be tough. there are few just reservations now when you go to a third party web site. as a matter of fact i don't know if there is any.

i want to you call up your credit card saying this is not what you meant to do. they have po days to find out what is going on there is a good possibility they don't respond. >> dapne asks what are general prices for traveling with a small dog by airplane? >> this used to be simple. every airline charged $50 now they started about $75 south west, going up to $225 for a small dog, hawaiian airlines, each way. you need to call ahaechld often costing more to fly your pet than to fly you. so if you're making reservations don't just check prices for you assuming it's going to be the same.

>> i remember seeing something recently. might have been jet blue they're advertising you can pay for a pass for some time. >> that is cool. >> that is way cool. >> yesç> thanktû you. >> oh, boy. >> steven spielberg's film opens tonight and nationwide next week. >> it's based on the book team ofl >> don sanchez calls it epic. >> don con's civil war and his efforts to pass an amendment abolishing slavery.

this lincoln tries to gain support for the bill and endrjr the war. >> you cannot have both. so many hundreds of deaths. >> hundreds of votes created unequal. >> negotiations are fascinating. alongside steven spielberg there is daniel day lewis portraying lincoln as a simple mann9ue with home spun humor. >> it is a self evident truth things chr equal to the same thing are equal to each other. >> a bit of a loner, he opens white house to hear people problems or rides around in a carriage. sally field is strong but it's all about daniel day lewis.jñ5[÷

this may be the best picture of the year, you can line up your awards and oscars. begin was a battlefield sequence but then becomes floors of congress, weapons are words. mazing performance. you feel he is lincoln. expect nom naigs for tommy lee jones. very to give lincoln a full bucket. we'll see you on the aisle. >> amazing reviews now. >> full bucket. >> yes. >> true. >> still head on abc 7 news at 4:00 a bail jot boet being used for a different?a5q?h9rnd f race taking place this weekend. >> a wedding anniversary. a lost engagement ring.

>> you remember the sail boat that crashed in the bay last month. it's going to be used in a race that is a cross between extreme sports and a silly beret, basically. into the water. we're live from pier 48 tochl plain this. >> i don't know if it can be explained but ill do my best.

the competitors are here. some of them have wrapped up for the evening. one team is called team anchorman from san diego. they look like they have quite a bit of work left ahead of them. there is a team called?ñn sky jackers which has something to tacos. we're..nxz ÷eb÷zvu,p

good evening, i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm dan ashley. a murder mystery if z.a lot of questions tonight about police response times. >> it started with a 911 hang up call, then discovery of a woman's body at the home in drive. took police two hours to get

to that body. we are live with the right. police say 911 calls are common they haven't been able to provide specific numbers. police say in this particular situation, there was no noise, or communications from the caller on the other end. that is the hang ups happened quickly. at 5:58 this morning there was a hang up call from this home on evangeline drive. the center tried to call back but there is no answer. with other priority calls. >> they're responding to a rash of auto theft in progress. a couple vehicles crashed into other vehicles they had to make sure nobody was hurt in those accidents. >> there is a shift change, more officers available, san jose police went to the home directly to follow up. it was an hour, 15 minutes after the initial hang ups.